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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
253 AM EDT SUN MAY 31 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC TO EDISTO BEACH SC EXTENDING FROM
20 TO 60 NM...
* UNTIL 500 AM EDT.
* AT 253 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 26 NM SOUTHEAST OF
CAPE ROMAIN REEF, MOVING SOUTH AT 5 KNOTS.
HAZARD...LARGE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO NEARLY 50 KNOTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES. LARGE HAIL COULD RESULT IN
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY OPEN WATERS OF WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC TO EDISTO
BEACH SC EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE COAST GUARD OR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE.
LAT...LON 3239 7862 3254 7893 3288 7877 3261 7824
TIME...MOT...LOC 0653Z 10DEG 7KT 3281 7858
MAX HAIL SIZE...>.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 KTS
BSH
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